River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-17

the LaBelie house, burned some years
ago.
The Ladies' Benevolent society of
Oshkosh has started a school for the
training Of poor girls in the art of sew
ing.
There is a movement in the eastern
part of this state, and especially strong
at Beloit, to do away with the free bus
business at hotels.
The Lake Shore Railroad company
has purchased fourteen lots near its
passenger depot at Oshkosh, from Sam
uel l.. Sands. for $1,000.
Louis Lodeaux, the proprietor OF a
clearinghouse in Hurley, formerly a
resident of Fond du Lac, dropped dead
in the Montreal house at that place
The steamer John Lynch. of the
Wolf river line, is To have new engines
and boilers to greatly increase her
speed.
The people of Brodhead have inter
ested themselves in the establishment Of
a woodworking factory at that place.
The capital stock is to be $4,000 in
so shares
j. Evans, a man about 20 years of
age, was struck by snow pillow in the
st. Paul yard at Portage, Tuesday after
noon. and received serious but not
necessarily fatal injuries.
MIR. John Rudersdorf, of Dodgeville,
sold a three year old colt to Owen hing.
of Arena, this week for $275 The colt
was raised by Mr.. Rudersdorf, and was
of the Sam Sharpley stock, of Boscobel.
William Miller, the young rough who
outraged Mrs Lindermann, widow
aged 40 years. living near Kenosha,
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
sentenced to eight years at Waupun.
A Norwegian at Porterville, Eau
Claire county, undertook to cross the
track ahead of the train and was not
quick enough. The man was uniniured,
but one horse was killed and the other
badly hurt
While Joseph Leibfried, of Potosi,
was climbing over beam in ahay-lsft,
he fell and struck his knee upon a
sharp hay-knife and cut deep, ugly
cash in the joint, so that he viii be
likely to be disabled for life.
Col. Reuben May, formerly promi-
nent as a Greenback politician has
just received back pensions amount
ing to $4,000 He was at the head of
the 9TH Kentucky volunteers during
the war.
The United States commissioner of
agriculture has sent the editor of the
EdgertOn Reporter twenty-four pack
ages OF Sumatra tobacco seed for dis
tribution among such growers in that
section who may wish 10 make a care
full trial and report the department.
A meeting of the directors of the
Central Wisconsin Stock Growers and
Industrial association was held at Fond
du Lac, and the following gentlemen
We're chosen as directors at large:
Hiram Smith, Sheboygan Falls; L. A.
Randall, Hustisford. Dodge county; c.
ID. Mcconnell, Ripon; Benjamin Ed
wards, Nekimi; Charles Hatch, Calu-
met county.
Norwich Conn. Bulletin. When
General Fairchild, of Wisconsin. re-
turned to his room from the dining
at the hotel last evening, he was sur
prised to find an elegant crayon por-
trait of himself standing on the table.
1t was present to him from the
Grand Army comrades of Rhode ISL
and, and was presented with their
compliments.
A coasting party of twenty-five of
Janesville's young business men. while
sliding down courthouse hill, collided
with post. Their large sled was over
turned and nearly all were injured.
Charles Forrant, Q prominent grocer.
had his right arm broken between the
elbow and shoulder. and also his shout
der-bones badly crushed. Besides he is
injured internally and may never en-
tirely recover. Henry Rooney was
badly injured about the head; John
O'Neil suffered internal injuries, and
several others were quite badly hurt.
Washington telegram; Mrs. Senator
Spooner held her usual reception to-
day. There were large number of
callers and everything passed oil
pleasantly for all concerned. Mrs.
Spooner was assisted by Mrs Van
Schaick, and the Misses Margaret and
Ada Rice, of Milwaukee Mrs
SpOoner' home has become very pop
ular with Washington society people.
Superintendent Campbell, of the
Green Bay " Winona road, is said to
have lately completed acontract where
by there win be shipped over that line
during the coming season 1,600.00
railroad ties consigned to one individ-
ual. Estimating 250 ties to the car
load. and twenty-five cars to the train.
il will require 1000 car loads and 100
trains TO make the delivery.
Alexander McCloud, of IFox Lake,
has been pardoned by Governor Rusk.
The action of Governor Rusk is highly
satisfactory to n large majority of the
citizens of Fox Lake. McCloud was
serving five years sentence for man
slaughter. Judge Sloan, before whom
he was tried and who pronounced the
sentence, signed the application for the
pardon. The district attorney and the
foreman of the jury were also among
the signers of the petition.